Parts of the River Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 parts of the river?
(MTWSC)
A
- Mouth
- Tributary
- Watershed
- Source
- Confluence
2
Q
What is the mouth?
A
Where the river flows into the sea
3
Q
What is the tributary?
A
A river which joins a larger river at some point
4
Q
What is the watershed? (2)
A
- The boundary that separates one drainage basin from another
- A ridge of high land.
5
Q
What is the source?
A
The area where the water first starts collecting
6
Q
What is the confluence?
A
The point at which two rivers join.
7
Q
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